Illinois Bans Tailgates, Limits Capacity, Requires Masks

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In a public video briefing Thursday, University of Illinois officials explained planned measures to increase safety on Illini football game days, including a ban on tailgating, a reduction in Memorial Stadium seating capacity to 20 percent and a mandate that all fans wear face masks in public areas and maintain six feet of social distancing in stadium concourses.

As reported by the Chicago Tribune, athletic director Josh Whitman, chancellor Robert Jones and associate athletic director for sports medicine Randy Ballard led the briefing, which was in response to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

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